Thursday, December 8, 2011

Prettying Up An Appetizer Platter

With the holidays upon us and Christmas parties to attend, why not add a punch of color to that appetizer tray that you’ve been asked to bring? Phyllo dough triangles on a white platter is just – well, tone on tone.

I have a beautiful Christmas camellia in my backyard that is pushing out dozens of bright red flowers that have a bursting bright yellow center. Why not make this the star of the show? Snip off a few flowers, back it with several freshly cut sprigs of Rosemary and tie the tiny bouquet up with twine. Place it to the side of the food on the platter.

Pretty simple and it adds a bit of holiday flare to your appetizer plate and may even turn a few heads, too.

The recipe for the Spinach and Feta Phyllo Dough triangles can be found on my blog under the “Recipes” tag or simply click HERE.

That looks so pretty, Becky. Your camellia is beautiful. I have them in pink and white, but they are done blooming. I do, however, still have a few knock out roses in bloom and a huge rosemary plant. Hmmm ... I may have to see if I could do something similar. Thanks for the good idea. While I'm here I'm going back to check out your green soup recipe. It sounds so good to me. I love split pea soup and lentil soup, but have never had them together in one bowl. Sounds delish.

Beautiful Becky!!! I love your Christmas camellia. I wish I hadone. I have a Christmas cactus, which was my mom's. Last year I almost lost it in the winter. There was just a tiny sprig left, so I prayed over it and treated it like it was my baby and now it has lots of sprigs coming out. I would have never thought to put a flower on my platter. Looks very nice.Love your music too.